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[caption id="attachment_37281" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Top 5 overseas players to watch out for on tomorrow's IPL auction. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption] Internet Desk: The much-awaited IPL X player auction will take place tomorrow at Bangalore with 351 players set to go under the hammer. With the franchises releasing most of their players from last season, and also new addition to the list this season, it is expected to be an interesting auction on Monday. Some big names from the world of cricket are set to go under the hammer. All eyes will be on the English stars with Ben Stokes leading the list. Also, in a historic first, the BCCI has included five Afghanistan cricketers including hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad. xtratime.in takes a look at the top 5 foreign players who could start a bidding war for their signatures between the IPL teams: Ben Stokes (Base Price: 2Cr) Ben Stokes would be one of the most sought after player among all the franchises. He had played 77 T-20 matches so far in his career and scored 1,272 runs with a strike rate of 134.03. Stokes also took 32 wickets with an average of 36.40. He is an ideal all-rounder who can bat at No 6 or 7 along with bowling the full quota of 4 overs. Mitchell Johnson (Base Price: 2Cr) The Australian pacer is also tipped to be a hot pick this season. Kings XI Punjab didn’t retain Johnson, but he has been in tremendous form this season. In Australia’s Big Bash League 2016, Mitch played a crucial role in the Perth Scorcher’s title win, as he took 13 wickets with an economy of under 6.In the power play over’s, Johnson was even more impressive with a wicket at an average of just over 9 and economy under 5. Eoin Morgan (Base Price: 2Cr) England T20 skipper Eoin Morgan hasn’t been retained by his former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, but he is going through a great run in this season.  If he could improve his strike rate a bit, he can be an asset for any side. Angelo Mathews (Base Price: 2Cr) Angelo Mathews missed last year’s IPL, as he was injured. He was one of the costliest players in the 2015 season, as the Delhi Daredevils paid Rs 7.50 crores for him. But the Sri Lankan T20 captain hasn’t done justice to his potential. But the burly all-rounder can turn things around on his day. He will be one of the sought after cricketers in the auction. Kagiso Rabada (Base Price: 1Cr) South African pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada can destroy any batting line-ups with his slower and in-swinging deliveries. It will be interesting to see how he performs on the batsmen-friendly pitches in India, but Rabada has shown he has in him to succeed at this level.